Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Conch Reef
19 January, 2025
- Team Leader
- Morgan Gardner
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 75 lbs (measured)
24.91305, -80.501783333333
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Conch Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Key Dives
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 January, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.91305
Longitude: -80.501783333333
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 45–75 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 150 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 100 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| anchor with chain | 1 |
| anchor | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
large piece of aluminum siding, metal bait trap, small grapple anchor with chain, large plow anchor, and approximately 100ft of anchor rope and 150ft of monofilament fishing line
